Sekirov Dictionary

fringe

/fɹɪnd͡ʒ/

noun13

  1. A decorative border.
  2. A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.
  3. [before a noun] Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.
  4. (Australia) Used attributively with reference to Aboriginal people living on the edge of towns etc.
  5. A marginal or peripheral part.
  6. The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.
  7. The area around the green.
  8. A border or edging.
  9. (UK) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle where it is cut straight across.
  10. Non-mainstream theatre.
  11. A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
  12. A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
  13. The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.

verb2

  1. To decorate with fringe.
  2. To serve as a fringe; to border.

adjective1

  1. Outside the mainstream.
forms

fringed · fringing · fringes · fringeth · fringest · fringer · more fringe · fringest · most fringe

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